- of a maiden or maidenhood
- like or characteristic of a maiden; modest, gentle, etc.
maidenly
maid·en·lyWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"maidenly." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 10 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/maidenly>.
APA Style
maidenly. (n.d.). Retrieved December 10th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/maidenly
maidenly
adjective
Of, relating to, or suitable for a maiden.
Related Forms:
- maid′en·li·ness
noun
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"maidenly." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 10 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/maidenly>.
APA Style
maidenly. (n.d.). Retrieved December 10th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/maidenly
Adjective
(comparative more maidenly, superlative most maidenly)
- Of or pertaining to a maiden.
- Suitable for, or befitting a maiden.
Anagrams
Origin
maiden +"Ž -ly
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"maidenly." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 10 December 2018. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/maidenly>.
APA Style
maidenly. (n.d.). Retrieved December 10th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/maidenly
